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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
January 25, 2017
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MATTEL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
 
001-05647
 
95-1567322
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
333 Continental Boulevard, El Segundo, California
 
90245-5012
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(310) 252-2000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Section 2 – Financial Information
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 25, 2017, Mattel, Inc. (“Mattel” or the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its fourth quarter and full year 2016 financial results, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. This exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Section 8 – Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
In the same press release described in Item 2.02 above, Mattel also announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share on the Company’s common stock, to be paid on March 3, 2017 to stockholders of record on February 16, 2017.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits: Press release dated January 25, 2017, issued by Mattel, Inc.
 
Exhibit No.
  
Exhibit Description
99.1**
  
Press release dated January 25, 2017.

 ** Furnished herewith





SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
MATTEL, INC.
Registrant
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert Normile
 
 
Name:
 
Robert Normile
 
 
Title:
 
Executive Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Dated: January 25, 2017